High speed tread braking on certain commuter rail cars led to localized shallow tread cracking. Measurement of the temperature gradient into the wheel tread under service conditions was required to confirm the cause and to evaluate potential solutions. This paper describes the tests conducted and the unique instrumentation for measuring the thermal gradient within the wheel tread and is based on a report by Cameron Stuart entitled 'Thermal Measurements of Commuter Rail Wheel Under Revenue Service Conditions'.


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    Title :

    Thermoplug measurement of wheel tread temperature during operational testing


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Railroads ; 1995 ; Oakland,CA,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1995-06-30





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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